Punk cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have revealed some plans for their new EP; however pessimistic they may seem in regards to covering 80s Australian bands:
Any new Me First music on the way? No, we don't have a new record. It's getting harder and harder to find good songs to cover. There are no more good songs in the world! We've done 'em all. Like, we're doing an EP of all these Australian artists, since we're touring down there...let me tell you, it's hard finding five good Australian songs. We're doing Rick Springfield! People are like, "Do Crowded House, do Midnight Oil." We won't because they're terrible 80s bands. Oh, and the Bee Gees...fuck! Disco was terrible. People look back on those eras...there's nothing romantic about it. The 80s were terrible, too -all hair metal and stupid dance-pop.
The EP follows the bands last effort Have Another Ball, which you can expect to hear soon as the band tours with the rest of the bands on the gargantuan No Sleep Til Festival.
